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After breakfast we again were asked to fall in for more Fatigue but I did not do so but went to the other side of the Canal to cut out time. It would be a God send to have a swim here but there is not only the germs to consider but the natives use it as a Latrine. No wonder their children look as if they were poisoned. It is a pitifull sight to see the Gippos standing gaurd over the garbage pits at meal times they watch the stuff & sort it out & a lot of stuff that a starved Sydney dog would turn his nose up at is turned into the food tin & the rest into the refuse tins. They eat the first lot. I seen one kid with a boot shining outfit put his hand into the box among the brushes etc. & take out a crust so hard that it rang like a biscuit bite a bit off & put it back among his polishing utensils.
25th April Easter Tuesday & Anzac DayHad a look at sports but left early & sent the programme to Mollie, Cissy & Jersey Rd. Was talking to one of the peninsular Boys, who told me of the death of Major Quinn 15th Batt. who
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